(A) Empowerment grants.—The amount of each
grant to a State under this section for a qualified empowerment zone
shall be—

(i) if the zone is
designated in an urban area, $50,000,000, multiplied by that proportion
of the population of the zone that resides in the State; or

(ii) if the zone
is designated in a rural area, $20,000,000, multiplied by such proportion.

(B) Enterprise grants.—The amount of the
grant to a State under this section for a qualified enterprise community
shall be 1/95 of $280,000,000, multiplied by that proportion of the
population of the community that resides in the State.

(C) Population determinations.—The Secretary
shall make population determinations for purposes of this paragraph
based on the most recent decennial census data available.

(i) 1 grant under
this section to each State in which the zone lies, on the date of
the designation of the zone under part I of subchapter U of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(ii) 1 grant under
this section to each such State, on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal
year that begins after the date of the designation.

(B) Qualified enterprise communities.—With
respect to each qualified enterprise community, the Secretary shall
make 1 grant under this section to each State in which the community
lies, on the date of the designation of the community under part I
of subchapter U of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986[8].

(4) Funding.—$1,000,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary for
grants under this section.

(1) In order to prevent
and remedy the neglect and abuse of children, a State may use amounts
paid under this section to make grants to, or enter into contracts
with, entities to provide residential or nonresidential drug and alcohol
prevention and treatment programs that offer comprehensive services
for pregnant women and mothers, and their children.

(2) In order to prevent
to assist disadvantaged adults and youths in achieving and maintaining
self-sufficiency, a State may use amounts paid under this section
to make grants to, or enter into contracts with—

(A) organizations
operated for profit or not for profit, for the purpose of training
and employing disadvantaged adults and youths in construction, rehabilitation,
or improvement of affordable housing, public infrastructure, and community
facilities; and

(B) nonprofit
organizations and community or junior colleges, for the purpose of
enabling such entities to provide short-term training courses in entrepreneurism
and self-employment, and other training that will promote individual
self-sufficiency and the interests of the community.

(3) A State may use
amounts paid under this section to make grants to, or enter into contracts
with, nonprofit community-based organizations to enable such organizations
to provide activities designed to promote and protect the interests
of children and families, outside of school hours, including keeping
schools open during evenings and weekends for mentoring and study.

(4) In order to assist
disadvantaged adults and youths in achieving and maintain economic
self-support, a State may use amounts paid under this section to—

(A) fund services
designed to promote community and economic development in qualified
empowerment zones and qualified enterprise communities, such as skills
training, job counseling, transportation services, housing counseling,
financial management, and business counseling;

(B) assist in
emergency and transitional shelter for disadvantaged families and
individuals; or

(C) support programs
that promote home ownership, education, or other routes to economic
independence for low-income families and individuals.

(1) Portion
of grant upon termination of designation.—Each State to which an amount is paid under this subsection during
a fiscal year with respect to an area the designation of which under
part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 ends before the end of the fiscal year shall remit to the Secretary
an amount equal to the total of the amounts so paid with respect to
the area, multiplied by that proportion of the fiscal year remaining
after the designation ends.

(2) Amounts
paid to the states and not obligated within 2 years.—Each State shall remit to the Secretary any amount paid to the
State under this section that is not obligated by the end of the 2-year
period that begins with the date of the payment.

(1) Remitted
amounts.—The amount specified in section 2003(c) for any fiscal
year is hereby increased by the total of the amounts remitted during
the fiscal year pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(2) Amounts
not paid to the states.—The amount specified
in section 2003(c) for fiscal year 1998 is hereby increased by the amount made available
for grants under this section that has not been paid to any State
by the end of fiscal year 1997.

(3) Strategic
plan.—The term “strategic plan” means, with respect to an area, the plan contained in the application
for designation of the area under part I of subchapter U of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(4) Qualified
plan.—The term “qualified plan” means, with respect to an area, a plan that—

(A) includes a
detailed description of the activities proposed for the area that
are to be funded with amounts provided under this section;

(B) contains a
commitment that the amounts provided under this section to any State
for the area will not be used to supplant Federal or non-Federal funds
for services and activities which promote the purposes of this section;

(C) was developed
in cooperation with the local government or governments with jurisdiction
over the area; and

(D) to the extent
that any State will not use the amounts provided under this section
for the area in the manner described in subsection (b), explains the
reasons why not.

(5) Rural
area.—The term “rural area” has the meaning given such term in section 1393(a)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986[9].

(6) Urban
area.—The term “urban area” has the meaning given such term in section 1393(a)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986[10].

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